tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post2724275607630322473..comments2024-01-17T15:05:50.120-06:00Comments on AngryBlackBitch: To the left, to the left...Shark-Fuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03323962708956637012noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-1469739550631030842010-12-30T13:39:53.329-06:002010-12-30T13:39:53.329-06:00Born in Louisiana as a descendant of plantation ow...Born in Louisiana as a descendant of plantation owners, raised in TX and say FUCK THEM.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01236740748042086521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-26014507537063798962010-12-20T10:21:33.368-06:002010-12-20T10:21:33.368-06:00I'm from Mississippi originally, though I have...I'm from Mississippi originally, though I haven't been back in five years (ever since Hurricane Katrina chased my folks off to Kentucky). I grew up in an atmosphere where the Confederate flag was a symbol of "Southern Pride". Hell, I attended Jefferson Davis Elementary School (until it was renamed for a local philanthropist in 1980), and stayed in Mississippi schools until I graduated from MSU in the early 90s.<br /><br />For all the faults of my history education, nobody ever pretended that the Civil War <i>wasn't</i> about slavery. <br /><br /><i>Fuck</i> South Carolina and their Treason Festival. <i>Sideways.</i><br /><br />(And while I'll argue that most people who fly the Confederate flag honestly don't <i>intend</i> anything racist by it, it's decades past time for them to grow up and realize what it truly means.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-60195637603557171852010-12-20T09:12:11.128-06:002010-12-20T09:12:11.128-06:00I'm a 30+ year South Carolina resident. The C...I'm a 30+ year South Carolina resident. The Civil War commemorations that are being held here make me vaguely uneasy; I think the anniversary should be noted, but definitely not *celebrated*. I think if you don't commemorate the Civil War, history eventually forgets just how awful and divisive and evil and powerful the institution of slavery was--powerful enough to rip apart a country. Most commemorations are staying tasteful and trying not to glorify or romanticize the event as far as I can tell, but then again this is SC. There are more than just the "lunatic fringe" trying to revise history. I actually have personal acquaintances (i hesitate to call them friends anymore) who are in the modern secessionist movement. So while that stuff is real and tangible and not insignificant, I think it's safe to say that the whole state doesn't feel like that.<br /><br />I agree with all of the content of your post; I just wanted to point out that not everybody in SC is a crazy person. :)Ryan Hauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09251073757085129513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-38723462759508657122010-12-20T08:33:01.876-06:002010-12-20T08:33:01.876-06:00If you really want to understand this "privil...If you really want to understand this "privilege/entitlement" stuff you have to read the book C Street. It breaks the thoughts of the few down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com